WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As the House GOP finishes its 20th straight day of paralyzing the People's House, the DNC is rolling out a new projection in Washington, D.C. to call out the House Republicans for their clown show. The new video was projected on the National Gallery of Art near the Capitol on Monday evening. DNC Spokesperson Sarafina Chitika released the following statement: "Americans want strong and steady leadershi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The AFL-CIO issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on Mike Johnson becoming the new speaker of the House of Representatives: Now that Rep. Mike Johnson has been elected the new speaker of the House of Representatives, Republicans in the House are talking about a return to "the business of legislating." Workers across the country have a simple question: Legislating for whom? If Speaker Johnson's atrocious reco  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Rep. Emmer dropping out of the race for speaker of the House, marking the third failed nomination for the House GOP in three weeks, DNC spokesperson Sarafina Chitika released the following statement:"Shortly after noon, the House GOP clown show had a speaker nominee. Four hours later, they didn't. What happened in between? Donald Trump pulled his endorsement. It's plain and simple: What Do  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 27 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * Today, failed U.S. Senate Candidate Blake Masters announced that he's running in a rapidly crowding AZ-08 GOP primary. The Chairwoman of the Arizona Democratic Party Yolanda Bejarano released the following statement: "We already know that Blake Masters has dangerous beliefs that do not align with Arizona values. Masters has a long record of extremism - like promoting a Nazi leader,  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: * * * Increasing low-income housing, converting office buildings, rent control and "right to shelter" laws all find support in new survey of issues facing the commonwealth * * * As Bay State residents overwhelmingly indicate that their chief concern is the current housing crunch in the commonwealth, a new statewide UMass Amherst / WCVB Poll has found that policies aimed at easing th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28) issued the following statement endorsing fellow Floridian Rep. Byron Donalds (FL-19) for Speaker of the House of Representatives. "As a fellow Floridian and America First Republican, I am proud to endorse my friend and colleague Byron Donalds for Speaker of the House," said Rep. Gimenez. "Byron is the present and future of the Republican party   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement: "With today's election of Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Republican Party has completed its devolution into chaos and extremism. Instead of working with Democrats toward a responsible, bipartisan governing coalition, Republicans - including supposed 'moderates' - have weaponized the bad behavior of their m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) released the following statement after U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) was selected as the 56th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives: "It's clear from his days as Chairman of the Republican Study Committee that Congressman Johnson has a keen understanding of the threat posed by China and the urgent need to pa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Last night, Politico released a report (https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/24/orphaned-by-mccarthy-california-republicans-stand-alone-00123390) digging into the dire situation California House Republicans have found themselves in without their patron saint, Kevin McCarthy, as Speaker. McCarthy had long used his leadership role to prop up weak party members across the st  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Ex-Speaker McCarthy speaks the truth (surprise!) Building upon his colleagues' 'accumulated wisdom,' Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave an unexpectedly honest analysis of the chaos embroiling the House GOP: "This is embarrassing for the Republican Party. It's embarrassing for the nation." DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton: "In a rare moment of self awareness, Kevin McCarthy finally admitte  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: When he's not hiding from his constituents and voting for election-deniers for speaker, vulnerable freshman Republican Tom Kean Jr. is campaigning with anti-abortion extremists back home. On Saturday, Kean Jr. will be at a fundraiser with Mike Pappas who opposes "abortion even in cases of rape and incest." Similarly to Kean Jr., Pappas has refused to answer questions about  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 26 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: On day 22 of Republican chaos grinding the U.S House of Representatives to a halt, and with a GOP-caused government shutdown less than a month away, Senator Jon Ossoff called on Georgia House Republicans to put partisan politics aside and address pressing issues for Georgians by trying bipartisanship. "Internal Republican Party chaos in the House of Representatives and their refusal to embrace bipar  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * After the GOP House majority elected far-right Republican Congressman Mike Johnson as their new Speaker, DPVA Chairwoman Susan Swecker issued the following statement: "After three weeks of embarrassing inaction in Congress, I'm disappointed - but not surprised - to see every member of the House GOP majority give power to Mike Johnson, a lapdog for the most out-of-touch and radic  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers issued the following news release: The House of Representatives has been without a House Speaker and unable to govern for 20 days, leaving it unable to consider legislation and pass necessary bills that support working families, our national defense, economic prosperity, and the critical services and programs that Americans depend on. The House's inability to legislate and govern is especially evident as  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 25 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * Today is the 21st day without a Speaker of the House. In response, The Florida Democratic Party has issued the following statement: "After three embarrassing attempts to elect insurrectionist Jim Jordan as Speaker, House Republicans are more divided than ever," said FDP Chair Nikki Fried. "Matt Gaetz and his Chaos Caucus have broken one of our most important American institutio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined John Berman on CNN News Central to discuss how Republicans continue to be deeply divided, divisive, and dysfunctional. Below are excerpts from his interview and a link to the video: Click here to watch full interview. On House Republican Chaos "Well, when you mention that Tom Emmer has 100, of course, they need 217. So they have some   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Good Morning America 3 to discuss the importance of the House electing a Speaker, America's role in the Israel-Hamas war, the need to deter Iran from attacking U.S. troops, and more. See below for highlights and watch the full interview on YouTube and Rumble. On the importance of the House electing a Speaker: "I'm not a House member. I'm not involved in those meetings.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) spoke with Laura Coates on SiriusXM's P.O.T.U.S. Channel about the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Speaker Mike Johnson, and keeping the government open. Below are excerpts from her interview.ON MASS SHOOTING IN LEWISTON, MAINE "It is incredibly tragic what has happened in Maine... [Democrats] [have] a Gun Violence Prevention Ta  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement after Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-04), noted anti-abortion extremist and 2020 election denier, was elected as Speaker of the House:  "Today was a defeat for democracy and the American people and a victory for the extremist wing of the Republican Party, who dismantled the House's ability to govern  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: MAGA Republicans stooped to new lows this week with their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and -- as President Biden would call it -- malarkey. In case you missed it: House Republicans anointed a new far-right speaker in MAGA Mike Johnson, who played a key role in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Johnson's extreme record fighting for abortion bans, supporting cuts to Social Security a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Practically nobody knew who Mike Johnson was yesterday morning, and everything we have learned since has proven that Johnson's speakership cements the extreme MAGA takeover of the House Republican Conference. Since getting the gavel, Johnson has received nothing but praise from Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans - who've dubbed him "MAGA Mike" - while facing new scrutiny for his role leading efforts to ov  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) was elected as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives:  "House Republicans' political posturing and infighting left the People's House without a Speaker for 22 days at a time when our nation and the international community need Congress to lead. Republicans were too busy playing the  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 28 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Multimillionaire Tim Sheehy raked in COVID-19 relief from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) for his company Bridger Aerospace - despite Sheehy repeatedly decrying COVID-19 aid as wasteful spending on the campaign trail. Once again, Sheehy refused to answer direct questions about his company and did not "address specific questions about the ARP money." Read more: * * * HuffPost: Montana GOP Candidate Took  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: New reporting from The Daily Beast shows mega-millionaire David McCormick ran a "shadow operation" to boost his run for U.S. Senate in ways that "exceeded the limits of the law" and were potentially even "flatly illegal." McCormick appeared to be "flagrantly bending the rules" by having his state PAC, Pennsylvania Rising, spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on his campaign before he formally dec  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) issued the following statement in response to Republicans' election of Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) to be U.S. House Speaker after weeks of embarrassing failure. "Today Republicans found their goldilocks candidate: a person just extreme enough to satisfy their far-right base but not yet a household name to engender organized opposition," said Congressman Pascrell.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine: "I deeply mourn the victims of this tragic, senseless and horrific mass shooting. I have been in touch with my colleagues, Senators Collins and King, to let them know I will support any and all available federal assistance. And I know the FBI, the ATF, and U.S. Marshals are already contr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * Rep. Becca Balint released the following statement after noticing a privileged resolution censuring Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for her record of antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ, xenophobic, and racist rhetoric and conspiracy theories. Today, Rep. Taylor Greene introduced a resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib. The resolution promotes hateful falsehoods about Rep. Tlaib: "If you want to tal  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28) voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (FL-19) for Speaker of the House of Representatives "As a fellow Floridian and America First Republican, I am proud to vote for my friend and colleague Byron Donalds for Speaker of the House," said Rep. Gimenez. "Byron is the present and future of the Republican party - he's the conservative leader we need to unite   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) released the following statement regarding Congressman Mike Johnson's election to the office of Speaker of the House. "Over the past 22 days, House Republicans have brought Congress to a standstill. Now, they are tripling down on their extremism by electing Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House. Make no mistake, a Johnson Speakership will be disastrous for the Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives: "For three weeks, House Republicans have wasted the American people's time and put politics ahead of the urgent needs of our country. Instead of working with Democrats to find a bipartisan path forward, they chose to cave to   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Just hours before the U.S. House of Representatives successfully elected U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-4) to fulfill the role of Speaker after a historically long vacancy, The Ripon Society heard from three serious-minded freshmen from the New York congressional delegation on their first year in Congress: U.S. Reps. Anthony D'Esposito (NY-4), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Marc Molinaro (NY-19). "I don't think   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement following the election of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the 56th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives: "I'm proud to support Mike Johnson as our new Speaker of the House. Speaker Johnson strongly reflects the values, integrity, and conservative principles of the Republican Party. As former Chairman of the Rep  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 26 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * The Republican Party is demonstrating its extremism at every level of government. They have nominated right wing candidates across Connecticut, including at least one who participated in the January 6th insurrection. Today, after churning through candidates for three weeks, Republicans in Congress elected a Speaker who led the fight to overturn the 2020 election; denies c  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- The Virginia House Democrats issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2023: Today, 21 days since MAGA Republicans ousted their own Speaker, the Virginia House Democratic Caucus announced its latest ad warning Virginians that the same Republican chaos plaguing Congress could be coming to the Commonwealth if the Republicans take control of the government this November. The ad represents a historic digital investment from the Caucus. The ad will run in the Northern Virg  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: With one year to go before the 2024 presidential election, the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds former President Donald Trump dominating a crowded Republican primary field and holding a comfortable lead in a hypothetical rematch with President Joe Biden, who faces no serious competition in the Democratic primary so far. Looking at Republican challengers to Trump for the pre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) appeared on MSNBC's Inside with Jen Psaki to discuss House Republicans' continued civil war and the Democrats' call for a bipartisan path forward. Below are highlights from her interview: On the consequences of the House GOP's dysfunction and chaos: "We are twenty five days from the next shutdown. Three weeks of chaos and dysfunction  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 28 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: One might assume that Wisconsin Democrats would realize just how disastrous Bidenomics and Baldwinflation have been for working families. With prices rising, wages falling, and debt soaring, you would hope some level of self-awareness would be in order. Nope. Instead of recognizing the disaster they caused, Wisconsin Democrats are popping champagne. Even Marie Antoinette would blush at this haughty arroga  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 25 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: The crisis at our southern border continues to worsen with the threat of terrorism on the rise. New data from Customs and Border Patrol reveals that a record 169 suspects on the FBI's Terror Watch List were encountered at ports of entry along the southern border. This news comes only a month after the Department of Homeland Security warned that "terrorists and criminal actors may exploit the elevated flow  more